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City inches closer to hiring new CAO
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 7th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City Hall may have a new top administrator very soon, the News has learned. Monday’s meeting of council featured long discussion about how some provisions in the proposed 2023 and 2024 budget should be paused until a permanent city manager is in place, but the meeting was also adjourned at an unusually early hour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eagle Butte hits the stage with Elf: The Musical
By SAMANTHA JOHNSON Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 7th, 2022
Eagle Butte High School will be giving three performances of this year’s musical, Elf, at the Esplanade from Dec. 7-9. The school didn’t just bring performers, but their own orchestra as well, comprised of students, community members, staff from the division office and teachers. Judah Kurpjuweit scored the lead role of Buddy and has the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dog, owner back together after car thief nabbed more than four wheels
By Medicine Hat News on December 6th, 2022
A could-have-been tragic tale has ended happily as police reunited a Medicine Hat dog owner with her pup after her vehicle was stolen with the dog inside. The theft took place on the morning of Dec. 2 in the area of Kingsway Avenue. Medicine Hat Police Service officers were able to locate the vehicle shortly ... Read More »
1 responseCouncil debates but postpones budget vote
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 6th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant City council debated and then postponed passage of the new two-year budget, less 10 proposed positions – for the time being – after a near-two hour debate on Monday night. Debate will continue at the Dec. 19 meeting. For the fourth straight meeting, council heard top staff answer questions on the 2023 and 2024 ... Read More »
1 responseMustard Seed’s 12 Days of Giving runs Dec. 12-23
By Medicine Hat News on December 6th, 2022
Medicine Hat’s Mustard Seed is gearing up for the festive season with its 12 Days of Giving donation initiative, running Dec. 12-23. Each day through the 12 Days of Giving, Hatters are invited to donate a specific item the community’s most vulnerable citizens in need of ahead of Christmas. For example, the Mustard Seed is ... Read More »
1 responseUkraine family spending first Christmas in Canada
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 6th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Saamis Immigration Services hosted a First Christmas in Canada event on Friday afternoon. One family attending was Liudmyla Mokra with her two sons, Oleskii and Ihnat. The family has been in Canada six months, arriving at the beginning of June from Kamianske, Ukraine. Liudmyla’s husband is still in the Ukraine as he’s unable to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proposed solar projects in region could total 1 GW power
By COLLIN GALLANT on December 6th, 2022
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant December has brought a flurry of new solar project applications to provincial regulators, including substantial new facilities in the southeast that could cumulatively produce one gigawatt of electricity. That includes a plan to place panel arrays on 4,500 acres south of Seven Persons, a similarly sized project near Brooks, a long-proposed solar field along ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Town of Oyen consults students on how to retain its population
By Samantha Johnson Local Journalism Initiative Reporter on December 6th, 2022
reporter@medicinehatnews.com Principal Jason Duchscherer of South Central High School gave an online presentation to the Prairie Rose Public Schools board last week, notably on consultation with students by the Town of Oyen on population retention. The town is working hard to attract students and other professionals back into Oyen and asked the students what it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP Holiday Train back in the Hat after two-year break
By MEDICINE HAT NEWS on December 6th, 2022
https://www.medicinehatnews.com@MedicineHatNews Santa Claus is coming to town this week, and for the first time since 2019, he’ll be riding the rails. The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will arrive at the Medicine Hat marshalling yard on Wednesday at about 3 p.m. for a musical show and food bank fundraiser that concludes at about 3:45 p.m. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Veiner Centre hosting Holiday fundraiser Dec. 16
By Medicine Hat News on December 6th, 2022
Medicine Hat’s Veiner Centre is inviting community members to gather ’round for a warm turkey dinner during its Dec. 16 Holiday fundraiser. While the focus of the fundraiser – 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – is the festive feast, there will also be door prizes and a 50/50 draw, as well as a visit from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Women’s Shelter’s vigil marks 33rd anniversary of Montreal Massacre
By KENDALL KING on December 6th, 2022
kking@medicinehatnews.com Medicine Hat Women’s Shelter Society is hosting its annual vigil for victims of the Montreal Massacre tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Medicine Hat College’s Centennial Hall. The vigil recognizes the 33rd anniversary of the massacre, in which 14 women at Montreal’s l’École Polytechnique were targeted and killed by an anti-feminist gunman due to their ... Read More »
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